10-Steps to Self-Employment is a 10-Step interactive self-assessment and training program to evaluate your business idea, connect with a business mentor, prepare a business plan and launch your very own new business venture.

5-Steps to Self-Employment is a no-cost, virtual learning program that walks you through every aspect of evaluating your business skills, examining different self-employment options, compiling a comprehensive business plan and starting your own business. Learning is at your own pace and you will be introduced to a national, regional and local network of free and low-cost business assistance programs to further support progress.

Skip the need for small business training by outsourcing tasks to industry experts. Search by Type of Need, Expert Name, or become an Industry Expert in your particularly business-to-business discipline.

Connect with free and low-cost small business training programs including training seminars, training workshops and other free and low-cost training venues offered by public entrepreneurial assistance agencies.

Take advantage of easy to understand workbooks that facilitate step-by-step learning and real world application of lessons learned, to start, grow and succeed in your own business. For business counselors and coaches, there are also easy to use training guides.

Learn about becoming a part of the Business Utility Zone Gateway (BUZGate) and related Small Business Champion Network (Network) communities. Nonprofit public small business assistance agencies are invited to submit program details for inclusion in the BUZGate directory at no-cost. Private sector providers of high value products and services tailored to supporting small and medium-sized business (SMB) efficiency and growth may contact our sales department to learn about Network participation opportunities, or visit our B2B Marketing Services section.

BUZGate.org is an award-winning entrepreneurial education and resource community serving small and medium-sized businesses. Content promotes awareness and access to free government and nonprofit assistance programs and select business-to-business products and services tailored to driving venture startup, growth and profitability.

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